scholarly journals Establishment of fabrication process for smart artificial muscles with the inductance sensor

2020 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 25-31
Author(s):  
Sota KOGAWA ◽  
Shuichi WAKIMOTO ◽  
Takefumi KANDA ◽  
Kento OMURA ◽  
Katsunori ANDO
Keyword(s):  
Fabrication Process ◽  
Artificial Muscles ◽  
Inductance Sensor

Active Cloth Fabricated by a Flat String Machine and its Application to a Safe Wheelchair System

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 1010-1018
Author(s):  
Makoto Takada ◽  
Shuichi Wakimoto ◽  
Takero Oshikawa ◽  
Takeji Ueda ◽  
Takefumi Kanda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pressure Sensor ◽  
Fabrication Process ◽  
Upper Body ◽  
Artificial Muscles ◽  
Wheelchair Users ◽  
Sitting Posture ◽  
Recovery System ◽  
Mechanical Element ◽  
Seating Surface

In this study, a pneumatically contracting active cloth has been developed; its application is proposed for a safe sitting-posture recovery system for wheelchair users to avoid fall-related accidents. The active cloth consists of thin artificial muscles knitted via a flat string machine. The safe wheelchair system is configured with an active cloth and seating pressure sensor. The seating pressure sensor, located on the seating surface of the wheelchair, estimates the inclination of the upper body of the user; when this reaches an angle that is dangerous for falling from the wheelchair, the active cloth contracts to correct the posture of the upper body. In this paper, we clarify the fabrication process and fundamental characteristics of the active cloth and indicate its potential as a mechanical element for welfare apparatuses by demonstrating a safe wheelchair system.

Linewidth measurement using the low voltage SEM

1986 ◽  
Vol 44 ◽  
pp. 652-653
Author(s):  
M.G. Rosenfield
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscope ◽  
Scanning Electron Microscope ◽  
Integrated Circuits ◽  
Secondary Electron ◽  
Low Voltage ◽  
Fabrication Process ◽  
Critical Dimensions ◽  
Linewidth Measurement ◽  
Threshold Technique ◽  
Scanning Electron

Minimum feature sizes in experimental integrated circuits are approaching 0.5 μm and below. During the fabrication process it is usually necessary to be able to non-destructively measure the critical dimensions in resist and after the various process steps. This can be accomplished using the low voltage SEM. Submicron linewidth measurement is typically done by manually measuring the SEM micrographs. Since it is desirable to make as many measurements as possible in the shortest period of time, it is important that this technique be automated.Linewidth measurement using the scanning electron microscope is not well understood. The basic intent is to measure the size of a structure from the secondary electron signal generated by that structure. Thus, it is important to understand how the actual dimension of the line being measured relates to the secondary electron signal. Since different features generate different signals, the same method of relating linewidth to signal cannot be used. For example, the peak to peak method may be used to accurately measure the linewidth of an isolated resist line; but, a threshold technique may be required for an isolated space in resist.

INTEGRATED FABRICATION PROCESS FOR SOLID OXIDE FUELCELLS USING HYBRID PLASMA SPRAYING

1997 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noriyuki Nomoto ◽  
Yoshitomi Okazaki ◽  
Kenji Kuroda ◽  
Shunji Takenoiri ◽  
Toyonobu Yoshida
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Spraying ◽  
Solid Oxide ◽  
Fabrication Process ◽  
Hybrid Plasma

Muscles

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iain A. Anderson ◽  
Benjamin M. O’Brien
Keyword(s):  
Sensory Feedback ◽  
Artificial Muscles ◽  
Combustion Engines ◽  
Electric Motors ◽  
Home Appliances ◽  
Leg Muscles ◽  
Mechanical Devices ◽  
Control Surfaces

Mechanical devices that include home appliances, automobiles, and airplanes are typically driven by electric motors or combustion engines through gearboxes and other linkages. Airplane wings, for example, have hinged control surfaces such as ailerons. Now imagine a wing that has no hinged control surfaces or linkages but that instead bends or warps to assume an appropriate shape, like the wing of a bird. Such a device could be enabled using an electro-active polymer technology based on electronic artificial muscles. Artificial muscles act directly on a structure, like our leg muscles that are attached by tendon to our bones and that through phased contraction enable us to walk. Sensory feedback from our muscles enables proprioceptive control. So, for artificial muscles to be used appropriately we need to pay attention not only to mechanisms for muscle actuation but also to how we can incorporate self-sensing feedback for the control of position.

scholarly journals Economical rapid-prototyping of aspherical lenses

2019 ◽  
Vol 215 ◽  
pp. 04001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angelina Müller ◽  
Matthias C. Wapler ◽  
Ulrike Wallrabe
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Expansion ◽  
Rapid Prototyping ◽  
Shape Optimization ◽  
Surface Deformation ◽  
Fabrication Process ◽  
Aspherical Lens ◽  
Laser Structuring ◽  
Aspherical Lenses ◽  
Design Freedom ◽  
Micro Lens

We present a rapid-prototyping process to fabricate aspherical lens arrays based on surface deformation due to thermal expansion of PDMS. Using laser-structuring and molding in combination with an FEM-based shape optimization, we were able to design, fabricate and characterize different micro-lens arrays. This fabrication process can be used for almost any kind of arbitrary lens shape, which allows for a large design freedom for micro lenses.

Effect of low vacuum environment on the fused filament fabrication process

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marshall Quinn ◽  
Ugo Lafont ◽  
Johan Versteegh ◽  
Jian Guo
Keyword(s):  
Fabrication Process ◽  
Fused Filament Fabrication

scholarly journals Waste eggshell membrane-templated synthesis of functional Cu2+–Cu+/biochar for an ultrasensitive electrochemical enzyme-free glucose sensor

RSC Advances ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (31) ◽  
pp. 18994-18999
Author(s):  
Linzhi Li ◽  
Tianzeng Huang ◽  
Saijun He ◽  
Xing Liu ◽  
Qi Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Glucose Sensor ◽  
Glucose Sensing ◽  
Fabrication Process ◽  
Eggshell Membrane ◽  
Templated Synthesis ◽  
Free Glucose

The fabrication process of the nonenzyme glucose sensing based Cu2+–Cu+/biochar.

scholarly journals Aspects Concerning the Fabrication of Magnetorheological Fluids Containing High Magnetization FeCo Nanoparticles

Fluids ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 132
Author(s):  
Jon Gutiérrez ◽  
Virginia Vadillo ◽  
Ainara Gómez ◽  
Joanes Berasategi ◽  
Maite Insausti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Recent Literature ◽  
Chemical Reduction ◽  
Collaborative Work ◽  
Magnetorheological Fluid ◽  
Dipolar Interaction ◽  
Fabrication Process ◽  
Superior Performance ◽  
Strong Trend ◽  
Magnetic Dipolar Interaction ◽  
Feco Nanoparticles

Recently, our collaborative work in the fabrication of a magnetorheological fluid (MRF) containing high magnetization FeCo nanoparticles (NPs, fabricated in our laboratories using the chemical reduction technique; MS = 212 Am2/kg) as magnetic fillers have resulted in a new MRF with superior performance up to 616.7 kA/m. The MRF had a yield stress value of 2729 Pa and good reversibility after a demagnetization process. This value competes with the best ones reported in the most recent literature. Nevertheless, the fabrication process of this type of fluid is not an easy task since there is a strong trend to the aggregation of the FeCo NPs due to the strong magnetic dipolar interaction among them. Thus, now we present the analysis of some aspects concerning the fabrication process of our FeCo NPs containing MRF, mainly the type of surfactant used to cover those NPs (oleic acid or aluminium stearate) and its concentration, and the procedure followed (mechanical and/or ultrasound stirring) to achieve a good dispersion of those magnetic fillers within the fluid.

scholarly journals Supramolecular ionic polymer/carbon nanotube composite hydrogels with enhanced electromechanical performance

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 478-488 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yun-Fei Zhang ◽  
Fei-Peng Du ◽  
Ling Chen ◽  
Ka-Wai Yeung ◽  
Yuqing Dong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotube ◽  
Ion Mobility ◽  
Artificial Muscles ◽  
Ionic Polymer ◽  
Composite Hydrogels ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Electromechanical Performance ◽  
Carbon Nanotube Composite ◽  
Robotic Devices

AbstractElectroactive hydrogels have received increasing attention due to the possibility of being used in biomimetics, such as for soft robotics and artificial muscles. However, the applications are hindered by the poor mechanical properties and slow response time. To address these issues, in this study, supramolecular ionic polymer–carbon nanotube (SIPC) composite hydrogels were fabricated via in situ free radical polymerization. The polymer matrix consisted of carbon nanotubes (CNTs), styrene sulfonic sodium (SSNa), β-cyclodextrin (β-CD)-grafted acrylamide, and ferrocene (Fc)-grafted acrylamide, with the incorporation of SSNa serving as the ionic source. On applying an external voltage, the ions accumulate on one side of the matrix, leading to localized swelling and bending of the structure. Therefore, a controllable and reversible actuation can be achieved by changing the applied voltage. The tensile strength of the SIPC was improved by over 300%, from 12 to 49 kPa, due to the reinforcement effect of the CNTs and the supramolecular host–guest interactions between the β-CD and Fc moieties. The inclusion of CNTs not only improved the tensile properties but also enhanced the ion mobility, which lead to a faster electromechanical response. The presented electro-responsive composite hydrogel shows a high potential for the development of robotic devices and soft smart components for sensing and actuating applications.

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